Shloka 11
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
अथ पश्चात् ततः कृष्णो रश्मीनुत्सृज्य वाजिनाम् । अवारोहत मेधावी रथाद् गाण्डीवधन्चन:,वीर पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनने वह सब वैसे ही किया। तदनन्तर परम बुद्धिमान् भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण घोड़ोंकी बागडोर छोड़कर गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुनके रथसे स्वयं भी उतर पड़े
atha paścāt tataḥ kṛṣṇo raśmīn utsṛjya vājinām | avārohat medhāvī rathād gāṇḍīvadhanañjayaḥ ||
പിന്നീട് കൃഷ്ണൻ കുതിരകളുടെ കയറുകൾ വിട്ട് രഥത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇറങ്ങി. ബുദ്ധിമാനായ ഗാണ്ഡീവധാരി ധനഞ്ജയനും രഥത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇറങ്ങി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the aftermath of intense conflict, the leaders act with steadiness and responsibility—releasing the reins and dismounting in an orderly way—suggesting self-control, mindful closure of action, and care for what is entrusted to them.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa lets go of the horses’ reins and gets down from the chariot; Arjuna, the Gāṇḍīva-bearer Dhanañjaya, also dismounts, marking a transition in the battle episode.